GET ENGAGED. GROW YOUR KNOWLEDGE. MAKE CONNECTIONS. Publish your work and submit to Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) Grow your career with the Career Center Read the latest IS-MPMI member news in Interactions Find a colleague and start collaborating using the Member Directory Network with over 1,500 IS-MPMI members ismpmi.org/welcome Get all the latest updates! Follow IS-MPMI. Welcome to Glasgow and the XVIII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions! We have created a wide-reaching program that showcases emerging topics in plant-microbe interactions; new concurrent sessions on topics such as post- translational modifications, long-distance/systemic signaling, invertebrate-plant interactions, and environmental impacts on microbial infection; and established popular sessions on symbiosis and mutualism, microbial manipulation of the host, molecular recognition, and cell biology. A diverse selection of satellite meetings will be offered on Sunday, July 14, and a workshop on Tuesday, July 16, will highlight the importance of scientific reproducibility. We are proud to have achieved gender balance in our slate of plenary speakers and to have speakers for the scheduled talks that represent the full diversity of the scientists working in our field. More than 1,400 delegates from 52 countries have registered to attend the meeting to discuss the current breakthroughs and future directions of research on plant-microbe interactions. Seventy early career researchers have received travel awards to attend the congress; they will meet on Sunday for training in science communication and on Monday during the lunch break to network with the plenary speakers. The main program begins Sunday afternoon with the IS-MPMI Awardee Lecture by Brian Staskawicz of the University of California, Berkeley (U.S.A.), “From Avirulence Genes to Gene Editing: The Quest for Durable Resistance in Agricultural Crops.” This lecture will be closely followed by the opening keynote presentation, “How to Avoid Being a Good Host,” presented by Jonathan Jones of The Sainsbury Laboratory (U.K.) on his sixty-fifth birthday! Monday morning will start off with the EMBO Keynote Lecture by Jane Parker of the Max Planck Institute (Germany), “Regulation of Resistance and Cell Death Pathways in TNL Receptor Immunity.” On Wednesday morning, IS-MPMI Young Investigator Awardee Katha- rina Markmann of Tübingen University (Germany) and Aarhus University (Denmark) will give her presentation, “A Micro RNA Acts as a Systemic Mediator of Symbiotic Susceptibility,” and Thursday evening, Xinnian Dong of Duke University (U.S.A.) will deliver the closing keynote address, “Precision in Plant Immune Expression: Not Lost in Translation.” We urge you get out and explore Glasgow during your stay! Our remarkable city lies along the River Clyde in the western Scottish Lowlands. It is the nation’s largest city and has a rich industrial past in trade and shipbuilding. Famous for its Art Nouveau architecture, Glasgow boasts a vibrant music scene and acclaimed museums, such as the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, which is near the congress venue. Glasgow is also home to the Scottish Ballet, the Scottish Opera, and the National Theatre of Scotland. Excellent dining venues and fine drinking establishments are available throughout the city center, and Glaswegians are famous for their friendliness and humor. Plan on attending the closing banquet at Merchant Square, which will feature an informal meal followed by the energy and vibrancy of a traditional Scottish cèilidh. We would like to thank our fellow members of the local Scientific Committee, along with volunteers from the Univer- sity of Dundee and The James Hutton Institute, members of the IS-MPMI board of directors, and the staff at IS-MPMI headquarters, for their time, energy, patience, enthusiasm, and help during the planning and organization of the XVIII Congress. Welcome to Glasgow! Paul Birch, University of Dundee and The James Hutton Institute John Jones, The James Hutton Institute and University of St. Andrews Local Scientific Committee Chairs XVIII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | TABLE OF CONTENTS Local Scientific Committee Table of Contents Program Co-Chair: Paul Birch, University of Dundee and Connect with IS-MPMI .................................................... 3 The James Hutton Institute Sponsors .............................................................................. 4 Program Co-Chair: John Jones, The James Hutton Institute General Information ......................................................... 5 and University of St. Andrews Exhibit Hall — Hall 5 ......................................................... 6 Dawn Arnold, University of the West of England Maps Mark Banfield, John Innes Centre Scottish Event Campus (SEC) ...................................... 7 Petra Boevink, The James Hutton Institute Downtown Glasgow ...................................................... 8 Jorunn Bos, University of Dundee and The James Hutton Program-at-a-Glance ........................................................ 9 Institute Daily Schedule and Scientific Sessions Davide Bulgarelli, University of Dundee Sunday, July 14 Katherine Denby, University of York Daily Schedule ............................................................. 10 Sebastian Eves-van den Akker, University of Cambridge Scientific Sessions ........................................................ 11 Christine Faulkner, John Innes Centre Monday, July 15 Eleanor Gilroy, The James Hutton Institute Murray Grant, University of Warwick Daily Schedule ............................................................. 12 Kim Hammond-Kosack, Rothamsted Research Scientific Sessions ........................................................ 12 Ingo Hein, The James Hutton Institute and University of Tuesday, July 16 Dundee Daily Schedule ............................................................. 15 Saskia Hogenhout, John Innes Centre Scientific Sessions .........................................................15 Nicola Holden, The James Hutton Institute Wednesday, July 17 Edgar Huitema, University of Dundee Daily Schedule ............................................................. 17 Jonathan Jones, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Scientific Sessions ........................................................ 17 Sophien Kamoun, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Thursday, July 18 Gary Loake, The University of Edinburgh Daily Schedule .............................................................. 20 Giles Oldroyd, John Innes Centre Scientific Sessions ........................................................ 20 Uta Paszkowski, University of Cambridge Travel Awards ................................................................... 23 Gail Preston, University of Oxford Silke Robatzek, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Posters Sarah Robertson, The James Hutton Institute Poster Schedule and Poster Titles by Category ........ 24 Diane Saunders, John Innes Centre Flash Talk Presentations ............................................. 25 Sebastian Schornack, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge Poster Titles and Authors ........................................... 26 Steven Spoel, The University of Edinburgh Notes ................................................................................. 60 Nick Talbot, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Lesley Torrance, The James Hutton Institute and University of St. Andrews Cyril Zipfel, University of Zurich IS-MPMI Board of Directors President: Regine Kahmann, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology President-Elect: Mary Beth Mudgett, Stanford University Immediate Past President: Sheng Yang He, Michigan State University Secretary: Jean Greenberg, University of Chicago Treasurer: Roger Innes, Indiana University Editor-in-Chief, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions: Jeanne Harris, University of Vermont Editor-in-Chief, Interactions: Dennis Halterman, USDA ARS Directors Saskia Hogenhout, John Innes Centre Francis Michel Martin, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) Peter Moffett, Université de Sherbrooke Uta Paszkowski, University of Cambridge Jens Stougaard, Aarhus University Jian-Min Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 CONNECT WITH IS-MPMI THE CONGRESS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS With the congress mobile app, you will receive the latest congress updates, have access to more content than provided in the program book, and be able to connect with other attendees. 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